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A recent greening of the Sahel—trends, patterns and potential causes
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Metadata
- Authors
- Olsson, L., Eklundh, L., & Ardö, J.
- Venue
- Journal of Arid Environments
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2005-11
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 556-566
- ISSN
- 0140-1963 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2123610463
- Cited by
- 555
- References
- 27
- FWCI
- 14.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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